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If Bucky Pizzarelli ever had generational differences over music styles, it sure isn’t apparent in this charming set of duet and solo guitar tracks. But it would be oversimplifying to call the collection--despite its emphasis upon standards and offbeat older tunes--John’s father’s music. More accurately, it is music that manages to stand the test of time, regardless of passing stylistic trends.

The elder Pizzarelli plays seven-string guitar with an easygoing manner, tapping into the instrument’s entire jazz history. His soloing on “Coquette” is utterly seamless, moving from bent note melodizing to crisp, flowing chords. And the lush sound of his harmonies on the themes from “The Bad and the Beautiful” and “For Whom the Bell Tolls” is the pure stuff of romance.

John Pizzarelli--featured somewhat less throughout, perhaps as a result of his contract with RCA Records--plays with a somewhat edgier sound and a clear affection for bebop phrasing. But his sensual rendering of “I Hadn’t Anyone Till You” and “Emily,” and his brisk soloing on “Three Little Words” make it clear that he is very much his father’s son, and proud of it.

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